<h1>Ayushman Bharat rollout in Odisha expands health scheme implementation and integrates state GJAY with central benefits.</h1> The State will implement the central Ayushman Bharat scheme alongside the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana and Ayushman Vayo-Vandana Yojana, launching with central and state ministers and linking 1,405 primary healthcare centres by video conference. The initiative expands cashless treatment access through a much larger empanelled hospital network and converts beneficiary identification from a family-level card to individual cards usable across both schemes. The Vayo-Vandana scheme will cover all persons aged seventy and above and the state has approved a multi-year budgetary allocation for implementation.